Ismail: ‘The camera is smart enough to differentiate which car is speeding and which is not.’

Prof Wong: ‘Each lane has its own separate loop and there are radar sensors on the ground.’

It's
only been six weeks since the Automated Enforcement System was
implemented to catch motorists who speed and run red lights but it seems
to be at a red light in some areas.
JSNG couldn't wait to share a new app he'd just found for the smart phone.

“I
just found out something interesting ... an Android software which is
able to provide an alert on the AES points published by JPJ.

“Tested
it for few days and it works!!! Although not all AES points are
installed with camera (yet), it does trigger an audible alert which is
useful,” he wrote in an online forum discussing the new and
controversial Automated Enforcement System (AES).

The AES, which
captures pictures and video images of cars speeding or jumping a red
light in targeted areas and issues summonses accordingly to offenders,
began on Sept 23 with 14 cameras installed in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur,
Putrajaya and Perak.

This is just a small number of the 831
cameras to be installed nationwide at accident-prone areas to make
people drive safer, and bring the number of road accidents and
fatalities down.
And already there are at least five AES detector apps available for free for the smartphone.

One
of the more popular ones is the “AES Detector”, which has been
downloaded 100,000 times so far! Developed by one Kevin Chua, it
promises to assist drivers to detect an AES camera within 1km from their
present spot and asks that people turn on the speaker on their mobile
phone in order to hear the AES alert.

Unlike the old system where
the police move from one area to another and who, at times, seem to
hide or jump out from bushes to take traffic offenders by surprise, with
the AES, the location of the 831 cameras is fixed and made known to the
public (see www.jpj.gov.my for the locations). There are also
signboards (though not an adequate number yet) indicating areas where
the AES cameras are fixed.

The RM300 summons issued under the AES
is non-negotiable. If you commit the offence, you pay because the
camera and video images are unquestionable evidence.